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I like to make collages that bring together clothing and accessories, beauty and homewares. I use various online shops, some expensive, some less so, all to gather together ideas. I thought you might like to see a few. So i'll post them under The Secret Wardrobe.
In this look:
coat by Silence & noise at Urbanoutfitters/bracelet by Isabel Marant/glasses by miu miu /t shirt by ALC /jeans by Mih/ scarf by maxmara/ handcream by crabtree and evelyn/keyring by cath kidston
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This is my favourite fairy book.
.. infact it could even be my all time favourite book full stop
...it is called Fairie-ality
It is sub-titled, The fashion collection from the house of Ellwand
and it's by Eugenie Bird, David Downton and David Ellwand
It is all about a Midsummer Night's ball, to which even an invitation is included within a glassine envelope on one of the pages. There is a charming text throughout by Eugenie and beautiful photographs of the fairies outfits for the occasion, and for the special wedding that is to take place there too.
Here is one of the most beautiful rose petal dresses to be worn by one lucky fairy...
There are lots of outfits for the fashion conscious fairy to choose from, including tiny shoes...
jackets and trousers in all colours and textures
I loved reading the list of natures treasures that David Ellwand has used, as he crafted each piece of clothing with the care and attention to detail of a Paris atelier...
The book beneath the dustjacket is golden and hardback, with watercolours by David Downton, and speciality papers dotted throughout. This is a book i will treasure for a long time.
Here is the front cover- an exquisite fairy's dress, this would be my choice - perfect for the ball.
And below the back cover fairy is dancing, so graceful and true.
I hope you can see why i love it so
Love and wishes
Elena (who i blogged about in December here) has opened an etsy shop named Pretty Light with some of her photos, so many pink blooms to choose, and each image as you would expect is so full of prettiness and light. It inspired me after a hard day, to see her starting out her shop at etsy and i wanted to share that upliftment with you tonight. Flowers...just where would we be in this world without your beauty....
i hope in this woodland you find peaceful moments, the snowdrops are out here and there is a slight feeling of the spring to come,
love
The new issue of Unicorn Dream magazine is now online... full of dreams, loves, interviews, writing and beautiful photography, all brought together so dreamily by Noni
This is a quote on one of the pages that i liked...
Since it first began i have really liked the features and everything about this independant online magazine. Its overall feel is very me, so i always hoped to be a part of it in some small way. So i was thrilled to find this week that my poem was included on page 30/31!
"Her way of Navigation" is a poem i wrote from my heart on a day when the words it spoke to me were particularly clear. Sometimes i can't always hear what is in my heart as strongly as this, or hear it through language at least. This day was different and what came out into written words ended up holding much significance for me and what i have been through in my life. Yet i think it can apply to lots of different people and their own experiences also. It was another healing step, to both write and share it.
If you'd like to read my piece of writing, then you can click this photo to bring the the text up larger, or you visit the magazine in full here.
with love and dreams
This feature was in BBC Homes and Antiques magazine last month, and was styled by Selina Lake with photos by Debi Treloar.
i have been enjoying so much lately the interiors photos shared at Sanctuary such as this post Vintage Haven and My Heart is happy at Ruby blooms, so i felt i wanted to return that inspiration!
So here are some snaps i took of the pages within the magazine...
I love the little touches that Selina has added such as the golden birds on the vintage lampshade above and the butterflies on the inspiration board. I would like to create a version of this board in the future, if i come across an old picture frame that would work. The cushions are made from a rose fabric by Sanderson called Eglantine, incase you should want to look for it,
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Happy Valentine's to my dear dear readers...i found this gorgeous heart on Pinterest and there's a beautiful post by Linda of the blog Simple things to go with it, along with some more images, find that here
and another Parisian paper project by Linda here
Simple Things is a new blog to me, but it looks full of craft, card, and paper projects inspiration that i'm going to enjoy browsing,
love and hearts
1. No.350, 2. Des Pommes, 3. Vintage Fence, 4. {pioneer girl}, 5. Untitled, 6. kites II
Julie asked me lately how i share photos from flickr.
If i want to share individual images with text between them, i use html code by bringing up the photo on the flickr page and clicking on the share this tab above it, scrolling down to grab code and right click copying the info, then pasting it into my blog entry.
I have not used the blog this feature thats also avaliable in that section, as i think this would just blog the one picture on its own.
For crediting the image - if you click on the photo itself it would take you to its page at flickr - but I always add a credit link beneath the photo as well, so that its very easy to see who its by and how to find the original source.
1. Kiwi, 2. Summer cottage, 3. Untitled, 4. balloon flower
Another way to share images with their credits very clear, is through a Mosaic like the two versions in this post.
You do this for free at Bighugelabs.
Go to the site and bring up the Mosaic making feature. Open in a seperate tab, the flickr photo you want to use first. Go to the top of the page and click and copy its web address, it will look something like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretsofabutterfly/5402419866/
Paste that into the URL box.
Continue this process with the images you want in the mosaic. Then click create... if there is a blank where one of your pictures should be, it means that person has opted out of allowing their photos to be used, so you need to click edit and it will return you to the previous page and you remove that link and add in a different one. Click create again, and hopefully it will be happily all done.
Save the mosaic to your computer, and/or choose to upload it to flickr.
Lastly right click and copy the html code under the mosaic and paste this into your blog post.
Now find the mosaic that you just saved on your computer and upload that into your post, with the credit links beneath. You are all done.
Alternatively you can place a link on your blog post to your flickr page, where the image is, and the credits are automatically beneath it.
You can use images from your flickr favourites to create a mosaic as well. just select that option on the mosaic making page.
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I believe these are the two best ways to share photographs you find inspiring that belong to others. If someone has specifically stated for their images not to be blogged then of course i never use those.
I also tend to stay away from re sharing any images from Tumblr as they are harder to find the credits for.
Pinterest is different and they have a much simpler method and the original seems easier to locate. I would like to see Pinterest develop a good way for sharing your boards on your blog. Perhaps through a html code generator. At the moment i think the only way i have seen anyone share a full board is by taking a screen shot and uploading it.
Hope this has been helpful to new bloggers wishing to share images. I have a collection of mosaics that i have created using bighugelabs here
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1. Irish Hare, 2. Lesson to self #21: Be open to possibilities., 3. The Evolution of Atoms and Stars, 4. Summer Time, 5. HONEY IN THE SUN, 6. Untitled, 7. Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter., 8. Untitled, 9. Untitled
one of my favourite pieces of writing is this......
Out Beyond Ideas
Out beyond ideas
of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field.
I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down
in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language
- even the phrase "each other" -
do not make any sense.
- Rumi
My understanding of this is that in the field of Oneness there is no seperation, we are all made of the same essence, there is no right or wrong, no sides, no division,and no seperation... so the phrase "each other" does not apply, for we are One
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